Youth Enterprise Network

YEN is a committee of the local Black Creek Coordinating Committee (a network made up of agencies in the area) made up of entrepreneurs and local organizations that have come together in 2009 to provide support and increase opportunities for young entrepreneurs living in the Black Creek community (Jane/Finch, Jane/Sheppard, Jane/Chalkfarm, Jane/Falstaff). YEN believes that local youth and those falling in the 18 to 34 age bracket have the innovative ideas and entrepreneurial drive to succeed.

The dynamic members of YEN include NYKE, Blueprints, Doorsteps, Black Creek Community Collaborative, Involve Youth, Soulfull N Soulless, Mr. Fresh (INI’s Entrepreneur of the year), Greenwin Inc, Broker Carmen Shoukralla, as well as other partners. Through the concerted efforts of our network we are providing youth living in our neighbourhoods with the skills to open and sustain their own businesses.